8.2% ▲ +59.8%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3154, VIC · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English in postcode 3154 than in most similar areas, though the overall figure is still quite low. Only 8.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 88.1% of the area, with Mandarin at 1.1% being the next most common. While the proportion of people using another language rose 3.1 percentage points since 2011, only 1.1% of residents speak little or no English.
8.2% ▲ +59.8%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
1.1% ▲ +63.7%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 3154, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3154/3154-vic/topic/language